# Accident 19830715032889A: Cessna 172, Payson, AZ, July 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1983, 18:45 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Airport: Red Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1893° N, 111.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1893&lon=-111.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2799E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,859 total, 170 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715032889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE DEVOID OF USABLE FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA339), Jul 16, 1983: Cessna 172 (N2799E), Payson, AZ, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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